الخميس، 22 مارس 2018

Essential Thoughts About Computer Forensic Investigation

By Richard Roberts


The dependency of the internet and computer has become a common thing in everyday activities. This has made the respective computer and internet to be the main source of crime commonly known as cybercrimes. This has even led to the establishment of specialized agencies to curb such crimes. An investigation officer working in these agencies and department requires considering the following essential thoughts about computer forensic investigation.

Conduct an assessment of the situation at hand. You cannot create a relevant court case about this type of investigations without relating them to the relevant laws and federal statutes. For that reason, an investigating officer is supposed to classify the case at hand with the different categories related to this. These categories include cyber frauds and financial crimes, extortion, using the computer as targets of viruses and scams among other threats.

Conduct your first investigation. Normal misconduct analysis procedures still work in this kind of wrongdoing. Therefore, you need to assess the victim to acknowledge the possible suspects, where the crime is done, the state or country jurisdiction capable of prosecuting the offender and the kind of evidence to collect.

Look for evidence. It is quite hard to present a case in a court of law without evidence. You should have relevant evidence which is suitable to the category of the situation at hand. Some methods like retrieving messages and emails sent to the victim are quite simple to handle, but other requires collaboration with other agencies and professional to narrow down to them. Make sure you have found relevant assistance to conclude on viable evidence.

Acquire examination gadgets and court orders. Some computer misconducts require advanced gadgets to reach out to the offender or gather evidence. In such case, you need to approach relevant agencies to secure such devices. On the other hand, you need warranties to bypass some restriction given by internet providers, search engines, and software manufacturers as well. Such permits are supposed to be granted through a court order.

Work together with a professional prosecutor. Every case needs the intervention of a legal team. This is meant to build a case which is viable in a court of law. In that case, choose someone who has been trained to handle this kind of cases and has worked for quite a long duration which is enough to gain reliable experience. Professionals with such qualifications have high possibilities of achieving your intended outcomes.

Take note of the skills needed for this kind of task. A cybercrime investigating officer is supposed to have certain skills to succeed in his or her task. This includes a good level of collaboration with relevant bodies and personnel, good communication skills, capacity to swiftly make important decisions and maintaining composure as well.

An officer handling such task can find a few challenges when handling it. The most common one is anonymity of the offender which is complicated by forming a decoy that can lead to the wrong subject, lack of relevant jurisdiction laws and state statutes to prosecute the criminal and challenges in collecting relevant evidence. Make sure you have enough measures to counter these aspects to succeed in your investigation.




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